I have been thinking a lot about this question. Very glad you asked. What took Hold? I have always had the need to create, and constantly improve on my creations mostly which are woodworking, cooking, and photography.

I starting taking pictures before there were light meters in the camera. I can look at most scenes and calculate ASA, shutter speed, and aperture settings in my head. I was a military photographer, and was sent to a very good school. Then worked in the field for a few years while going to college doing medical photography for teaching purposes. The technical end comes very easy to me.

It is the artistic impression of an image that I always struggle with. I have no clue or sense of what will inspire someone to be moved by an image. I also refuse to take cheap shots. Yes it's my own hang-up, but unless I've put a lot of thought and work in the set-up of the image, or hours of postwork I will not post it in my gallery with a few unique exceptions

I am focusing on style at this point. There are about 20 artists here that I can look at a thumbnail and know who posted it. Cynlee, Michelle, and Tedz just to name a few. I plan to study surrealism, and impressionism an try to create my own style that will be recognized as my work. Went on way to long, but thanks Joe for the asking the question and a chance to think about it:}